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Karen Roussel Jooste

Karen Roussel Jooste

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatrics, Hematology-Oncology
karen.jooste@duke.edu
Box 3688, 40 Duke Medicine Cir, Duke South Blue Zone, Room 05, Durham, NC 27710
40 Duke Medicine Circle, Duke South Blue Zone R 0527, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications

Interprofessional code blue simulations to prepare family facilitators and improve collaboration competencies

Journal Article Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice · September 1, 2023 Full text Cite

Developing a Decision Pathway for Family Presence During Resuscitation.

Journal Article Dimens Crit Care Nurs · May 2023 BACKGROUND: The standard of care for family presence during resuscitation (FPDR) is evolving, and leading organizations collectively recommend establishing institutional policy for its practice. Although FPDR is supported at this single institution, the pr ... Full text Link to item Cite

Implementation of a Novel Tool to Collect Milk Feeding Data on Infants in Primary Care Clinics.

Journal Article Clin Pediatr (Phila) · November 2022 We aimed to capture milk feeding type in real time in a racially and socioeconomically diverse population. An electronic tool to assess milk feeding type at every medical visit for children aged 0 to 2 years was designed and incorporated into nursing workf ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Evaluation of a Quality Improvement Intervention to Improve Pediatric Palliative Care Consultation Processes.

Journal Article Am J Hosp Palliat Care · December 2021 BACKGROUND: A critical aspect of pediatric palliative care consultations is the assessment and documentation of patient and family needs. While these assessments usually include a focus on physical pain, there is less standardization of assessments of othe ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Descriptive Study of Chaplains' Code Blue Responses.

Journal Article Am J Crit Care · November 1, 2021 BACKGROUND: Family presence during resuscitation is the compassionate practice of allowing a patient's family to witness treatment for cardiac or respiratory arrest (code blue event) when appropriate. Offering family presence during resuscitation as an int ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

The Implementation of Communication Didactics for OB/GYN Residents on the Disclosure of Adverse Perioperative Events.

Journal Article J Surg Educ · 2021 OBJECTIVE: Communication skills are key components of the patient-physician relationship, yet are not routinely taught during residency. Institutional data demonstrates 75% of residents regularly encounter difficult communication scenarios. This study's ob ... Full text Link to item Cite

Write to transform your health

Chapter · January 31, 2015 This chapter is a description of the workshop, 'Transform your Health: Write to Heal,' created by John Evans. Writing and facilitating optimal well-being and vibrant living are the authors' passions and they feel privileged to fuse these passions in this c ... Full text Cite

Feasibility and acceptability of a resilience training program for intensive care unit nurses.

Journal Article Am J Crit Care · November 2014 BACKGROUND: The critical nursing shortage is particularly apparent in specialty areas such as intensive care units (ICUs). Some nurses develop resilient coping strategies and adapt to stressful work experiences, mitigating the development of common maladap ... Full text Link to item Cite